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Wanky things you’re guilty of

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Pumpkittenspice · 15/09/2024 06:28

For me, it’s using a Fortnum and Mason hamper basket as a piece of decor…

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unrsnblyannoyd · 15/09/2024 09:44

Qualifications in email signature. Worked hard enough paid enough I'm keeping them 🤣

TeamPolin · 15/09/2024 09:46

I'm one of those twats who goes on holiday and puts Facebook post of their feet on a sunlounger (usually with a crap caption like "it's a hard life...")

Waystation · 15/09/2024 09:50

Cake forks - (I did not know this was wanky but I’m guilty)
Nails done every two weeks.
Eyebrows tinted (very closely matched to my hair colour)
Walk my dog in designer country wear (me not the dog)
Wear nothing but Lululemon to the gym (then spend 30 mins in the gym but over an hour in a coffee shop after)

dothehokeycokey · 15/09/2024 09:51

Almost matching private plate to dh

Ugg boots and clogs galore here.

Leggings and long cardia with Uggs is my go to

Hair extensions

Gel nails

Expensive hand wash and a basket with hand drying flannels in for when we have guests with expensive hand cream next to it.

Expsensive room sprays daily

There's probably loads more.

I am jealous however that I don't have a f and m hamper somewhere so am off to Vinted to see what they have Grin

Xanadu58 · 15/09/2024 09:51

My F&M hamper is on a shelf in my craft room and is being used to store scrap fabric in , which I'm yet to find a use for.

New2thisshizzle · 15/09/2024 09:53

Keep my Le Creuset “on display” on the job even when it’s not being used

I do this with my big one because I can’t be bothered to lift it! It’s home is now on the hob.

Drivingoverlemons · 15/09/2024 09:54

I have a Dorset Knob biscuit tin on display in the kitchen. It makes me chuckle because it reminds me what a knob I am to have displayed it.

redtreesummer · 15/09/2024 09:55

I went through a phase of making sushi for my 7 year old's holiday club packed lunch. Although on reflection as he requested it, perhaps he and his and-the-soy-sauce-please-mummy demands are wanky and I am just the mug who enabled it

Uricon2 · 15/09/2024 09:57

My F&M hamper is used to store dressings, saline etc for DH's medical needs. To hand but out of sight and stops the room looking even more like an A&E.

It is possibly the most useful bit of "furniture" I possess TBH and I don't care how wanky it is Grin

Bohomovies · 15/09/2024 09:58

I wear a kimono dressing gown in the summer and am looking for a velvet one for the winter.

I walk the dog wearing my country attire; wellies, wax jacket or tweeds and wool jumper.

I keep dog treats in big kilner jars on the work tops.

My Christmas decorations are all vintage (collected up lovingly over many years) and I make fresh wreaths for the front door, not only at Christmas but also at other times of the year.

I’m more wanky than I realised.

SatansBobbleheadedDashboardOrnament · 15/09/2024 09:58

New2thisshizzle · 15/09/2024 09:53

Keep my Le Creuset “on display” on the job even when it’s not being used

I do this with my big one because I can’t be bothered to lift it! It’s home is now on the hob.

I'm also a Le Creuset wanker and keep the massive casserole pot (or whatever it is) on the hob.
We've also got a hanging pan rack with a Le Creuset frying pan and a griddle pan proudly on display. And some pots and a butter dish on the counter, but to be fair they're meant to be out. 😂
(I'd like to point out that 75% of the collection was gifted.)

Tintackedsea · 15/09/2024 09:58

School have asked for food labels for an art project, so far we have collected labels from :

Parmesan
Organic unwaxed lemons
Ricotta
Arborio rice

Such wankers

BanksysSprayCan · 15/09/2024 09:59

I’ve put wild game in the kids packed lunches.

Tulipvase · 15/09/2024 10:00

New2thisshizzle · 15/09/2024 09:53

Keep my Le Creuset “on display” on the job even when it’s not being used

I do this with my big one because I can’t be bothered to lift it! It’s home is now on the hob.

Snap.

I do also like to talk about my pantry.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 15/09/2024 10:00

I sometimes say ‘this is emerging in the moment’ then realise what a wanky twat I am

Sparkletastic · 15/09/2024 10:01

F&M hamper on kitchen counter hiding lunch box snacks ✅
Le Creuset casserole on hob ✅
Good scented candles in 'public' rooms / Aldi ones out of sight ✅
Seasonal decorative displays ✅
Major leopard print habit ✅
Wanky ✅

SatansBobbleheadedDashboardOrnament · 15/09/2024 10:01

Tintackedsea · 15/09/2024 09:58

School have asked for food labels for an art project, so far we have collected labels from :

Parmesan
Organic unwaxed lemons
Ricotta
Arborio rice

Such wankers

Does it have to be food? Surely you have a bottle of Bollinger or Dom Perignon that you can tease the label off?

Flatandhappy · 15/09/2024 10:02

I have a library and a grand piano (in a different room) which I guess in MN terms makes me a bit of a wanker,

NoWordForFluffy · 15/09/2024 10:04

Bjorkdidit · 15/09/2024 09:37

I make my own gyoza.

In my defence, I do have a tiny mini mould (like a mini cornish pasty crimper, so no hand folded authenticity) that I bought as part of a set that was reduced to about 50 p in Sainsburys).

My main motivation is that I'm too tight to pay £££s for ready made ones so I get the frozen skins and also buy reduced chicken mince if I see it and make a load for the freezer.

We also make our tea in a teapot at home that some people seem to think is wanky.

Edited

Is a teapot wanky? Oh dear, then we are also wanky!

I'm not sure we do anything else which could be perceived as wanky, but I'll have a think! 😬🤣

TheHistorian · 15/09/2024 10:04

I have just discovered that Aperol Spritz is palatable if it has grapefruit soda in it (thank you bar in Zante) so now can sit looking very wanky enjoying the zingy orange drink.

BossyWasps · 15/09/2024 10:06

Personalised number plate wanker here…🙋‍♀️

Daschund · 15/09/2024 10:07

My kitchen is tiny (I do have a seperate utility and dining room) so having wanky items permanently on display is the only way I could solve storage issues, think Le Creuset, Cornishware jars and dinner sets and Kilner everywhere. Triple wanker and proud.

DillDanding · 15/09/2024 10:08

We’ve had a F&M hamper in our kitchen for years, just sits there being pointless. Our new puppy has chewed through the handles.

Tintackedsea · 15/09/2024 10:11

@SatansBobbleheadedDashboardOrnament that's a good idea! I'll just nip down to the cellar...😆

MrsMitford3 · 15/09/2024 10:12

I have an autumnal wreath on my front door

I will change to a more autumnal one (with little pumpkins on) in october

Total Wanker

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